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Photo #: NH 82771 USS Louisiana (Battleship # 19) or USS Minnesota (Battleship # 22) Pitching her forefoot out of the sea while steaming in heavy weather during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise, circa 1908-1909. Courtesy of Captain Ralph C. McCoy, 1974. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 455 pixels Note: The original photograph identified this ship as USS Kansas (Battleship # 21), which it is not. Note the bow decoration and other details, which differentiate Kansas from Louisiana and Minnesota.

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Image posted 27 August 2008